Among the 25 books reviewed this week: The Lemon, S.E. Boyd's "frequently brilliant" debut, a "full-bore spoof of monetization mania and foodie culture"; Animal Truth and Other Stories, "six spellbinding eco-fablist stories" from poet, novelist and short story writer Sharona Muir; and Maybe an Artist, "a humorous and touching graphic memoir about self-doubt and finding her calling" from New Yorker cartoonist and creator of the Liz at Large cartoon series Liz Montague. Plus so many more!
In The Writer's Life, best friends and fellow Caldecott Honor artists Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle discuss their first collaboration, for the text of Julie Fogliano's I Don't Care, and how their art styles and approaches to life influenced each other's process.